Election Name: | 2010 Fareham Borough Council election |
Percentage2: | 39.0% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 9 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 26,566 |
Percentage1: | 48.4% |
Swing1: | 12.4% |
Swing2: | 11.8% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservatives |
After Election: | Conservatives |
Election Date: | 6 May 2010 |
Previous Election: | 2008 Fareham Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Next Election: | 2012 Fareham Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Seats For Election: | 16 of 31 seats to Fareham Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Popular Vote1: | 32,933 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 22 |
Seats1: | 10 |
Type: | Parliamentary |
The 2010 Fareham Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
The election saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning 10 seats compared to 6 for the Liberal Democrats.[3] Four new councillors were elected after the previous councillors stood down, while both the Conservative leader of the council Sean Woodward and the Liberal Democrat group leader Roger Price were re-elected.[4] Overall turnout was high at 71.62% after the election was held at the same as the 2010 general election.[5]